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|SaintName=Saint Adalbert of Magdeburg | |SaintName=Saint Adalbert of Magdeburg | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=June 20 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Worms, Franconia, East Francia (now Germany) | |SaintBirthPlace=Worms, Franconia, East Francia (now Germany) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=49.6333, 8.3667 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=49.6333, 8.3667 | ||
|DeathPlace=Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) | |DeathPlace=Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=52.1205, 11.6276 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=52.1205, 11.6276 | ||
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|NotableLabel5=Regional Slavic devotion | |NotableLabel5=Regional Slavic devotion | ||
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| | |AssociatedCountries=Germany; Poland; Czech Republic | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Archdiocese of Magdeburg]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|CanonizationDate=999 | |CanonizationDate=999 | ||
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|CanonizationLocation=Rome | |CanonizationLocation=Rome | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Numerous posthumous healings | |SaintMiracle1=Numerous posthumous healings | ||
|Profession=Archbishop; missionary | |Profession=Archbishop; missionary | ||
|Patronage=Slavic missions; Magdeburg | |Patronage=Slavic missions; Magdeburg | ||
|Attributes=Mitre; book; Slavic cross | |Attributes=Mitre; book; Slavic cross | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Magdeburg Cathedral, Magdeburg, Germany | |PrimaryShrine=Magdeburg Cathedral, Magdeburg, Germany | ||
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'''Saint Adalbert of Magdeburg''' (Latin: ''Adalbertus Magdeburgensis''; c. 910 – 20 June 981), also known as '''Adalbert of Trier''', was a German Benedictine monk and the first Archbishop of Magdeburg, celebrated as an apostle to the Slavs for his missionary work among the Polabian tribes east of the Elbe River.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adalbert of Magdeburg |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalbert_of_Magdeburg |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> According to historical records preserved in the Gesta Archiepiscoporum Magdeburgensium and Thietmar of Merseburg's Chronicon, Adalbert, born in Worms or Trier to a noble family, entered the Benedictine monastery of St. Maximin in Trier around 930, where he was educated and ordained before being appointed provost and sent as a missionary to the Slavs in 961 by Emperor Otto I.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Adalbert of Magdeburg |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1113 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> Consecrated bishop for the newly created see of Magdeburg on 11 October 968, he evangelized the Wends, founding churches and monasteries despite resistance, and died peacefully in Magdeburg after a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint of the Day – 20 June – St Adalbert of Magdeburg (910-981) |url=https://anastpaul.com/2018/06/20/saint-of-the-day-20-june-st-adalbert-of-magdeburg-910-981-apostle-of-the-slavs/ |website=AnaStpaul |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> Canonized in 999 by Pope Sylvester II, his relics were enshrined in Magdeburg Cathedral, fostering a cult that spread to Slavic regions. | '''Saint Adalbert of Magdeburg''' (Latin: ''Adalbertus Magdeburgensis''; c. 910 – 20 June 981), also known as '''Adalbert of Trier''', was a German Benedictine monk and the first Archbishop of Magdeburg, celebrated as an apostle to the Slavs for his missionary work among the Polabian tribes east of the Elbe River.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adalbert of Magdeburg |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalbert_of_Magdeburg |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> According to historical records preserved in the Gesta Archiepiscoporum Magdeburgensium and Thietmar of Merseburg's Chronicon, Adalbert, born in Worms or Trier to a noble family, entered the Benedictine monastery of St. Maximin in Trier around 930, where he was educated and ordained before being appointed provost and sent as a missionary to the Slavs in 961 by Emperor Otto I.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Adalbert of Magdeburg |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1113 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> Consecrated bishop for the newly created see of Magdeburg on 11 October 968, he evangelized the Wends, founding churches and monasteries despite resistance, and died peacefully in Magdeburg after a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint of the Day – 20 June – St Adalbert of Magdeburg (910-981) |url=https://anastpaul.com/2018/06/20/saint-of-the-day-20-june-st-adalbert-of-magdeburg-910-981-apostle-of-the-slavs/ |website=AnaStpaul |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> Canonized in 999 by Pope Sylvester II, his relics were enshrined in Magdeburg Cathedral, fostering a cult that spread to Slavic regions. | ||